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Editor Linn Parish has worked for newspapers and magazines since 1996, with the bulk of that time being at the Journal. A Montana man who has called Spokane home for some time now, Linn likes Northwest trails, Deep South foods, and lead changes in the ninth inning.

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Payday loan centers cash in

Big cash-advance chains storm into Spokane market; more stores to pop up here soon

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

Payday loan centers are opening in the Spokane area faster than you can say, Show me the money.At least 12 payday loan stores have set up shop here within the last yearnine of which have opened since Novemberand another eight such are to

Wolf Lodge Inn owner plans restaurant here

Steakhouse of same name to take over Tapio building now occupied by the Otter

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

The owner of the Wolf Lodge Inn Restaurant, a North Idaho establishment long known for its big steaks, plans to open a steakhouse this spring in the building that the Otter Restaurant & Beach Club Lounge currently occupies.Wolf Lodge Inn owner a

Hanson Industries buys land by I-90, Post Falls

Possible uses under study by CdÂ’A engineering office for the big 113-acre block

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

Hanson Industries Inc., of Spokane, has bought 113 acres of vacant land along Interstate 90 on the Idaho side of the Washington-Idaho state line, and has commissioned a study to determine the best use of the land, says Bob Boyle, the companys is

Adventurist parlays passion

Brian Abrams two Spokane Valley companies make goods adventurers

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

When Brian Abrams runs a marathon, hes just getting warmed up.When he downhill skis, cross-country skis, runs, bicycles, and kayaks solo through each stage of an Ironman competition and wins, hes getting in shape to do what he likes. The

GU agency must break even or close doors

Regional research service simplifies, diversifies in bid to become self-supporting

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

Gonzaga Universitys Regional Information Services, an offshoot of the Foley Center library that provides fee-based research services to businesses, has been given an ultimatum: break even or shut down.Library officials say the universitys 1,

Exec said to be trying to stop project collapse

Fraud indictments against LeasX, two men cast pall on plan for call center here

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

A Spokane real estate executive says a California businessman is trying to prevent the collapse of a call-center project here after two men and a company that allegedly were involved in the project were indicted by a Spokane grand jury for federal

Fairchild set to adopt electronic contracting

Â‘PaperlessÂ’ bidding under way; vendors must download info

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

Fairchild Air Force Base has resolved to convert completely to electronic contracting this year and figures to save thousands of dollars annually by doing so.By the end of fiscal year 1999, which ends Sept. 30 for the U.S. Air Force, Fairchild a

Plans submitted for Rite Aid, retail space

Developers want to raze four buildings, erect two

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

Rite Aid Corp., a Camp Hill, Pa.-based drug-store chain, appears to be preparing to open its 14th store here near the northwest corner of Division Street and Francis Avenue on Spokanes North Side.County building records indicate that want to a

Construction activity soars

Combined year-end figures for city and county display sharp rise

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

Spokane city and county recorded a dramatic $188 million combined increase in building permit activity in 1998, zooming past numbers posted during a mostly lethargic construction season the previous year.Together, they issued permits last year a

LeasX plans call center on Sprague

Spokane concern leases former student-loan center, eyes diversification

February 26, 1997

Linn Parish

LeasX, a young leasing company based in Spokane, has leased a 70,000-square-foot building at 627 E. Sprague Ave. and plans to start a telemarketing subsidiary there that it says could employ more than 200 people within two years.That Angular a

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